68 BRIDGEWATER,  

[Transcribed by Dale H. Cook]

William Snell and Eunice his wife; she died Dec. 14th, 1807, in the 24th year of her age.
                     Approach this spot, ye gay; ye thoughtless train,
                     Say what is life? a vapor's transcient breath;
                     The good, the fair, the virtuous and the vain,
                     Fall undistinguished by the hand of death.
                     As falls the rose beneath the chilling blast,
                     So Rhobe fell in life's most flattering bloom;
                     Her cloudless morn of life was soon o'ercast,
                     And all her virtues shrouded in the tomb.

         This monument was erected by Soranus Shaw, as a feeble testimony of his affection.

   86.   Mr. John Conant, died Feb. 19, 1816, æt 90.

   87.   Mrs. Abial Conant, wife of Mr. John Conant, died April 1st, 1815, æt 90.

   88.   In memory of Mr. Thomas Conant, who died June ye 14th, A. D. 1786, in ye 82d year of his age.

   89.   Here lies Mrs. Mary, wife of Mr. Thomas Conant, who died Aug. 19, 1802, in her 83d year.

   90.   Mary Eliza, dtr. of Oliver and Mary Conant, died Oct. 17, 1826, æt. 13 months.
                     Oh! why, the heart-rent parents ask,
                     Take the dear child so lately given,
                     'Ere we could enter on the task,
                     Of teaching her the way to heaven.

   91.   Levina, daughter of Mr Jona Waterman and Abigail his wife, born January 14th, 1770, and died February 6th, 1770.

   92.   In memory of a son of Mr. Jona Waterman and Abigail his wife, born February 10 and died ye 15th, 1769.

   93.   Joseph Washburn, son of Mr. John and Mrs. Huldah Soule, died Dec. 16, 1826, aged 2 years, 2 mos and 18 days.
                     'Tis fruitless now for me to mourn,
                     He can't come back I see;
                     I shortly must return to him,
                     He can't return to me.

   94.   In memory of Mrs. Huldah, wife of Mr. John Soule; she died Oct. 29th, 1833, in her 46th year.
                     My years are past, my days are fled,
                     I silent lie among the dead;
                     Not honor, wealth, nor grace can save
                     A dying mortal from the grave.

   95.   Susanna, wife of John Mitchell, died Sep. 19, 1830, æt. 75.
                     Hush all our sorrows, all our tears be dry,
                     'Tis Christ that calls submission, we obey;
                     She's gone to blessed mansions in the skies,
                     To sing her Saviour's praise in endless days.

   96.   In memory of Jane Mitchell, daughter of John and Anna Mitchell, who died Aug. 15, 1828, in the 41 year of her age.

 

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